Treatment for Dry Cracked Feet

The first step for at-home treatment is to wash or soak your feet everyday in warm water and a mild soap. If you have extra money,you can add a soothing foot product to help condition your feet.There is a lot of good product that offer great medicated moisturizing. However, if you’d rather use items from the kitchen, mixing one cup of honey with a gallon of water and soaking ten to fifteen minutes can drastically improve the moisture in the skin. Honey is also a natural antiseptic and is a safe cure for cracked or bleeding skin.

The next step is you need to dry your feet well. You must pay more attention to the skin in between the toes,.If this area is not dried properlyit can affected by bacteria and lead to infection. Pat the feet and do not rub harshly or you can cause more damage!

Finally, apply a foot cream, lotion or foot ointment. There are many lotions available offering moisturizers such as Vitamin E, shea butter, aloe and more. These are often helpful for dry, but not severely dry skin. Podiatrists and diabetic specialists often recommend a foot cream such as O’Keeffe’s working feet cream. This cream is not greasy, hypoallergenic, has no odor and contains no oil or alcohol.